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Melo
@letitmelo.bsky.social
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Illustrator, Animator & Designer
Past work: Pencilmation, Retronauts, Kotaku, & more
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Melo @letitmelo.bsky.social · Jul 8
It is once again #portfolioday and I'm hungry for work!

My name is Greg Melo, and I do illustration and design for books, editorials, podcasts, comics, social media and more!

Portfolio: gregmelo.com
My comic: mnmcomic.com
Art blog: pixelpulp.tumblr.com
contact: letitmelo@gmail.com
Illustration of a mindflayer turning the corner in a dungeon hallway. On the other side of the corner is a human paladin, an elf thief, a gnome alchemist, a human ranger, and a wolf, preparing to get the jump on the mindflayer. The ranger and wolf are running from a mysterious tentacle coming out of a doorway. Promotional image for the second volume of Rey Estaban’s NES Endings book. The cover features various illustrations by me, including: -Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades, Grant Denasty, and Alucard watching Castlevania crumble in sunset. -Bowser buttslamming Mario -Ryu Hyabusa and Irene watching a temple crumble over an ocean scene -Mike from Startropics with bananas in his ears -Mega Man looking up at a projection of Proto Man’s face in the countryside as wilt’s UFO flies away Illustration for an episode of Retronauts featuring the Nintendo DS game "The World Ends With You". The game's protagonists and monsters are in an abstract visual landscape of graffiti, DS screen/style windows, and audio visualizer shaped like a Tokyo cityscape. Sonic the Hedgehog running through three time periods of Palmtree Panic.
letitmelo.bsky.social
I'm trying to find the author who posited something along the lines that fantasy settings are manifestations of characters and sci-fi characters are manifestations of the setting and it's been stumping me for weeks. I quoted it wrong to somebody and now I can't remember how fiction works anymore.
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
Fencing swords are the fedoras of swords
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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sonicmega.bsky.social
This is the post that inspired me to start working on the first draft of what would become my Etrian IV Original Lore playthrough.

It took me over a decade to honor the original spirit of the games, but it was really fulfilling to actually see it come to fruition and pay off the way it did.
letitmelo.bsky.social Melo @letitmelo.bsky.social · 21h
I think a lot about this bit by Kazuya Niinou about how an RPG can be one thing on your screen and another thing in your brain
How to use your imagination When your party stays at the Inn overnight, what do they eat? If you ever catch yourself wondering that, then you know you've formed an attachment to your characters. With Etrian Odyssey's characters, you only give them a name and a portrait, so no matter how you think of the character, it's technically just your imagination. But even in that case, without your imagination, the character is nothing. For example, a landsknecht who uses an axe might eat his meat with his bare hands and no utensils, but one who wields a sword might prefer a knife and fork at dinner. You might think differently, but... If you can imagine small details like that, you might find that you enjoy this kind of RPG even more. The essence is an RPG is using numbers to make calculated decisions, but if you invest those "numbers" with your own feelings, you can spice up the game a little. Think about this: In your party of five, three characters are dead. Two of them are alive, but they only have a couple of HP left, and no TP. They're certain to die in their next turn, giving you a game over. Number-wise, those characters are useless, but how do you imagine they feel about that? What kind of people are those 2 characters who are about to die? Try to imagine things like that in the brief time before your game ends. Are they a landsknecht and a ronin, who'll die facing the enemy and laughing? Is it a protector, ordering the weak medic to run with his last breath? The game over screen looks the same every time, but in your imagination, it could play out very differently. The game itself isn't that big of a thing; what you imagine for yourself is much more fun. We hope that the player uses this game as a tool, to create dramatic and fun situations in your own minds.
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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jellyfishoflove.bsky.social
playing Chrono Trigger as a youth gave me an outsized appreciation for Beef Stew (IRL) due to spending the early game grinding levels, then heading back to the castle for free food

every time I imagined how good that meal felt after a hard day's work fighting monsters in the cold woods
letitmelo.bsky.social Melo @letitmelo.bsky.social · 21h
I think a lot about this bit by Kazuya Niinou about how an RPG can be one thing on your screen and another thing in your brain
How to use your imagination When your party stays at the Inn overnight, what do they eat? If you ever catch yourself wondering that, then you know you've formed an attachment to your characters. With Etrian Odyssey's characters, you only give them a name and a portrait, so no matter how you think of the character, it's technically just your imagination. But even in that case, without your imagination, the character is nothing. For example, a landsknecht who uses an axe might eat his meat with his bare hands and no utensils, but one who wields a sword might prefer a knife and fork at dinner. You might think differently, but... If you can imagine small details like that, you might find that you enjoy this kind of RPG even more. The essence is an RPG is using numbers to make calculated decisions, but if you invest those "numbers" with your own feelings, you can spice up the game a little. Think about this: In your party of five, three characters are dead. Two of them are alive, but they only have a couple of HP left, and no TP. They're certain to die in their next turn, giving you a game over. Number-wise, those characters are useless, but how do you imagine they feel about that? What kind of people are those 2 characters who are about to die? Try to imagine things like that in the brief time before your game ends. Are they a landsknecht and a ronin, who'll die facing the enemy and laughing? Is it a protector, ordering the weak medic to run with his last breath? The game over screen looks the same every time, but in your imagination, it could play out very differently. The game itself isn't that big of a thing; what you imagine for yourself is much more fun. We hope that the player uses this game as a tool, to create dramatic and fun situations in your own minds.
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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gravebride.bsky.social
a reminder Kazuya also directed the lesser known 7th Dragon and if you like this kind of thing in EO you should check out 7D where each class has a bunch of build options and skills that directly feed into the RP side of things like Fighters can learn to eat Meat or the insane Rogue sacrifice skill
January 3, 2026 at 5:47 AM
letitmelo.bsky.social
I think a lot about this bit by Kazuya Niinou about how an RPG can be one thing on your screen and another thing in your brain
How to use your imagination When your party stays at the Inn overnight, what do they eat? If you ever catch yourself wondering that, then you know you've formed an attachment to your characters. With Etrian Odyssey's characters, you only give them a name and a portrait, so no matter how you think of the character, it's technically just your imagination. But even in that case, without your imagination, the character is nothing. For example, a landsknecht who uses an axe might eat his meat with his bare hands and no utensils, but one who wields a sword might prefer a knife and fork at dinner. You might think differently, but... If you can imagine small details like that, you might find that you enjoy this kind of RPG even more. The essence is an RPG is using numbers to make calculated decisions, but if you invest those "numbers" with your own feelings, you can spice up the game a little. Think about this: In your party of five, three characters are dead. Two of them are alive, but they only have a couple of HP left, and no TP. They're certain to die in their next turn, giving you a game over. Number-wise, those characters are useless, but how do you imagine they feel about that? What kind of people are those 2 characters who are about to die? Try to imagine things like that in the brief time before your game ends. Are they a landsknecht and a ronin, who'll die facing the enemy and laughing? Is it a protector, ordering the weak medic to run with his last breath? The game over screen looks the same every time, but in your imagination, it could play out very differently. The game itself isn't that big of a thing; what you imagine for yourself is much more fun. We hope that the player uses this game as a tool, to create dramatic and fun situations in your own minds.
January 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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nasticrimeboy.bsky.social
Time to pull out this banger!!
January 2, 2026 at 9:37 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
All I know about this game is the song, the PSO stage, the segata sanshiro commercial, and some gifs but all those things are pretty rad so 🤔
segacity.bsky.social SEGA City @segacity.bsky.social · 1d
Jump And Shoot
'Burning Rangers'
SEGA Saturn
January 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
If the market is bullying your product that's not the market's problem.

Anyway now that we know it hurts their feelings we should codify "Slopbox".
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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leyawn.bsky.social
not sure what you mean. everyone there is real
screenshot of all the hot babes who dm me on twitter
January 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
Ever since Drew Gooden compared Stranger Things 5 to Kingdom Hearts 3 I can't unsee it as I wrap up my viewing. Like it's the exact same thing and I hate it so much 😭
January 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
Twitter trolls show up to Bluesky looking to pick fights (because that's all they learned) then act surprised when no one wants to interact with a non-follower posting unprompted argument bait.
January 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
I have an opinion on quote skeeting art but it's complicated and nuanced and I know how good people are at reading comprehension.
January 2, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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suzukigsx1100sl.bsky.social
Bonne année et bonne santé !
Je vous souhaite une excellente année 2026 !

良い年と健康を！
あなたにとって素晴らしい2026年になるよう祈っています！

#HappyNewYear2026 #illustration #motorcycle
January 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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letitmelo.bsky.social
2025 threw a wrench in a lot of my art goals, but I still put out some comics and covers and shitpost art.
January 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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letitmelo.bsky.social
💥PSA for all my comic artists, writers, letterers, etc 💥

ComicCraft's annual new year's sale starts today. Get their fonts $20.26 (a steal if you're looking for dialogue fonts with all the different weights and styles)

www.comicbookfonts.com?srsltid=AfmB...
Comicraft - The World's Greatest Comic Book Fonts
www.comicbookfonts.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
Oh no they made the cute doggie cousin actually cool now
January 2, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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waitingforthetrade.bsky.social
It was so underrated.
When your online profile says passionate bear looking for love, you get a lot of wrong responses. Well, not wrong. Just wrong for me.
January 1, 2026 at 11:58 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
Wow that Wonder Man trailer almost actually has a film making style.
January 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
I really loved that Muppets 30 Rock show but no one watched it and then Disney tore down the 3D theater and just pretended they don't exist anymore so excuse me if I'm pessimistic :T
toughpigs.com ToughPigs @toughpigs.com · 2d
Courtesy of a kind Reddit user, a high-quality video of the Muppet Show teaser! Now you can clearly see Miss Mousey is there!
January 1, 2026 at 11:35 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
Dang @naldodrinan.bsky.social #2 is pretty darn good 👀

youtu.be/r4zVk-kWUfw
The TOP 10 RPG books of 2025
YouTube video by Questing Beast
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
All I want from 2026 is a win.

I had plans to get into (print) comic publishing and tabletop that just went completely sideways from March through the end of the year and wound up just in survival mode.

I'd settle for one of those this year.
January 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
💥PSA for all my comic artists, writers, letterers, etc 💥

ComicCraft's annual new year's sale starts today. Get their fonts $20.26 (a steal if you're looking for dialogue fonts with all the different weights and styles)

www.comicbookfonts.com?srsltid=AfmB...
Comicraft - The World's Greatest Comic Book Fonts
www.comicbookfonts.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
letitmelo.bsky.social
They spent three Tuca and Berties on this
January 1, 2026 at 6:50 PM